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We've got you covered. In the past, folks in the sustainability community have had great ideas but couldn't afford the time to see them to their final stages. The following are grant project ideas that have not yet had the chance to come to life, but you could be the one to implement them at last!

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Improving Recycling In Athletics

The stadium and Spectrum have recycle bins, but overall the collection of recyclables is low in the these venues. Better signs and educational materials could encourage attendees to use the existing bins properly.

Alexi Lamm,alexi.lamm@usu.edu

Water Bottle Incentives

Give students the opportunity to get a free water bottle by signing a Utah State Sustainability pledge. Another incentive option is through companies that provide points and prizes for people who reuse a bottle. For example, Cupanion has an app that tries to help people understand their environmental footprint. It also let people scan their bottles to earn points, prizes, and discounts.

Water bottle filling stations make it easier to reuse a bottle. Do you need one in your building?

Dave Petersendave.petersen@usu.edu

Covered Bus Shelters With Solar Lights

Address safety, lighting, and weather protection with solar bus shelters! The panels power lighting and could also power an LED arrival time display and a push button loud speaker for students with visual disabilities.

Contact the SSO for more information.

USU Permaculture / Edible Campus Garden

This program is always developing new project ideas that require materials, plants, structures, pathways, and benches.

Dr. Roslynn Brain, roslynn.brain@usu.edu

Solar Sm

Allows students to rechard their laptops, smart phones, and other portable electronic devices while on-the-go with 100% reneweable solar energy. These outdoor work and study stations could be located on the TSC patio, Library patio, etc.

Engage students and faculty in dialogue on issues related to sustainability. Bring in speakers or host a film. Provide soup mad with local veggies from the edible campus garden or student organic farm.

Elizabeth Winters,elizabethm.winters@gmail.com

Bike Lockers

Bike lockers encourage cycling as a means of transportation by providing storace and protection from theft and inclement weather.

Aggie Blue Bikes, aggiebluebikes@gmail.com

Student Organic Farm Small Building

The USU student organic farm needs a sustainable design plan, materials and labor to construct a small building that would have a storage shed, bathroom, and outdoor classroom space.

Jennifer Reeve, jennifer.reeve@usu.edu.

Student Organic Farm Hoop House

Enable the student organic farm to grow more food in the cooler months with an additional hoop house greenhouse.

Jennifer Reeve, jennifer.reeve@usu.edu

Compost / Collection by Bike

Pick up compost from the dorms and deliver it to the permaculture/ edible campus garden. This human powered hauler could serve a number of other campus needs as well.